Job 34:29
When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:
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In Context
28So that they cause the cry of the poor to come to him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
30That the hypocrite may not reign, lest the people should be ensnared.
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:1And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the LORD had given him rest around from all his enemies;
2 Kings 18:9And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.
2 Chronicles 36:14Moreover, all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.
Job 23:8Behold, I go forward, but he is not there ; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
Job 23:13But he is in one mind , and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.
Psalms 13:1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Matthew Henry on Job 34:17-31
16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words. 17 Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? 18 Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly? 19 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands. 20 In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken… Read the whole commentary →